american cuisine
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How to Roast a Whole Chicken Without Messing It Up
There is something quite homey and family-oriented about the site of a whole roasted chicken. It makes a warm and welcoming centrepiece, can feed multiple people, and tells the guests at your table “I can cook” in no uncertain terms. If you eat meat, it’s a good staple to have in your arsenal of homemade…
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Harness the Awesome Power of Your Air Fryer These Holidays
By this point, pretty much everyone is aware that air fryers are “just small convection ovens” and that they “don’t really fry anything.” But, semantics aside, having a tiny convection oven on your counter is pretty convenient. Air fryers — on the whole — rule, and you can (and should) harness their full power to…
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What You Should Do The Week Before Holiday Dinners
It’s a little too early to buy your perishables and start baking pies, but only a little. There may be an entire month between now and the 25th of December, but pushing everything onto those last few days will make things very stressful, and you should enjoy one last “normal” weekend before The Holidays kick…
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13 Foods That Should Be Banned From the Holiday Dinner Table, According to Lifehacker Readers
Last week, while thinking about a particularly unimpressive turducken my family made one year, I asked what foods should be forever banned from the Holiday dinner table. Quite the provocative question, considering holiday gatherings — and the food therein — is laden with childhood memories, nostalgia, and sentimental attachment. While some earnest readers pointed out…